How is 到 pronounced?

到 is pronounced “dào” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 到?

到 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 到?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 到 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 1verbpreposition

到

dào

到 (dào) means “to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

我到家了。

Wǒ dào jiā le.

I arrived home.

Words containing 到

报到bào dàoto report for duty; to check in; to register 迟到chí dàoto arrive late 到处dào chùeverywhere 到底dào dǐfinally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last 看到kàn dàoto see 达到dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain 找到zhǎo dàoto find 到达dào dáto reach; to arrive 遇到yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across 得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive 见到jiàn dàoto see 受到shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)

More HSK 1 vocabulary

HSK 1 →

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 到 mean?: 到 (dào) means “to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 到 pronounced?: 到 is pronounced “dào” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 到?: 到 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 到?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 到 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27